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Incidence of distal radius fractures per 10,000 persons in the region of Northeastern Scania, Sweden, during 2001, grouped according to AO type and age group |
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| 19–49 years |
50–79 years |
80- years |
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| AO type |
n |
Incidence (95% CI) |
n |
Incidence (95% CI) |
n |
Incidence (95% CI) |
p-value* |
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| Women |
Type A |
21 |
6.7 (4.1–10.2) |
125 |
44 (37–53) |
59 |
94 (71–121) |
<0.001 |
| Type B |
1 |
0.3 (0–1.8) |
7 |
2.5 (1.0–5.1) |
1 |
1.6 (0–8.9) |
0.12 |
|
| Type C |
4 |
1.3 (0.3–3.2) |
21 |
7.5 (4.6–11) |
13 |
21 (11–35) |
<0.001 |
|
| Non-classifiable |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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| Data missing |
0 |
4 |
2 |
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| Men |
Type A |
18 |
5.5 (3.3–8.7) |
22 |
8.2 (5.1–12.4) |
7 |
19.8 (8.0–41) |
0.01 |
| Type B |
5 |
1.5 (0.5–3.6) |
3 |
1.1 (0.2–3.3) |
0 |
0 (0–10.4) |
0.56 |
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| Type C |
4 |
1.2 (0.3–3.1) |
8 |
3.0 (1.3–5.9) |
3 |
8.5 (1.8–25) |
0.02 |
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| Non-classifiable |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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| Data missing |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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* comparing incidence rates among the three age groups | ||||||||
Brogren et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2007 8:48 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-8-48 |
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